Tom LaCroix
David Taylor, nicknamed the Magic Man, is an American freestyle wrestler who currently resides and trains in State College, Pennsylvania. Taylor was crowned the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion at 86 kg after defeating Iran's Yazdani in the finals. Other career accolades include 2018 World Champion in Budapest, 2021 World Silver medalist in Oslo, three-time Pan-American Champion, Ivan Yarygin Champion, two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, two-time Dan Hodge award winner, and four-time Ohio State Champion. At Penn State, Taylor won four Big 10 titles from 2011-14, with his first at 157 and the other three at 165. He reached the finals of NCAA's four times as well, but only won in his sophomore and senior seasons.
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08 | L | MD 14-3 | A. Oscar | Clear Fork | OHSAA State Tournament | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | D2-138 | |
| 03/07 | W | DEC 4-3 | J. Kana | Salem | OHSAA State Tournament | 1st WB (16 Man) | D2-138 | |
| 03/07 | L | DEC 4-1 SV | R. Buchheit | Beaver Local | OHSAA State Tournament | Round 1 (16 Man) | D2-138 | |
| 03/04 | W | TF 19-1 5:00 | J. Everett | Perkins High School | Division II District Norwalk | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 03/04 | W | F 6-1 3:02 | J. Everett | Perkins High School | Division II District Norwalk | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/28 | W | MD 16-6 | P. Sanchez | Granville High School | Division II District Norwalk | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/28 | L | TF 19-2 | A. Oscar | Clear Fork High School | Division II District Norwalk | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 7-1 4:08 | G. Miller | Ontario High School | Division II District Norwalk | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 6-1 3:01 | J. Everett | Perkins High School | Division II District Norwalk | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/28 | W | TF 19-1 | J. Everett | Perkins High School | Division II District Norwalk | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/22 | W | MD 15-1 | P. Staugler | Celina | 2025 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Finals | 138 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 16-2 1:12 | P. Dwyer | Lima Shawnee | 2025 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Round 4 Semis | 138 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 12-3 1:05 | S. Thomas | Ottawa-Glandorf | 2025 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 3-0 0:44 | A. Reyes | Shawnee High School | WBL Tournament | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 02/15 | W | TF 19-1 3:05 | I. Mundy | Kenton High School | WBL Tournament | Champ. Round 3 | 144 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 14-1 2:17 | G. Kottenbrock | Ottawa-Glandorf High School | WBL Tournament | Champ. Round 2 | 144 | |
| 02/15 | W | TF 17-1 | I. Mundy | Kenton High School | WBL Tournament | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 14-1 2:11 | G. Kottenbrock | Ottawa-Glandorf High School | WBL Tournament | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 3-0 1:17 | A. Reyes | Shawnee High School | WBL Tournament | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 6-1 1:13 | L. Kohnen | Celina High School | Defiance High School @ Celina High School | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 15-4 1:17 | E. Boulis | Bath High School | Bath High School @ Defiance High School | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 16-3 1:25 | C. Rhine | Elida High School | Defiance High School @ Elida High School | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 18-1 3:53 | J. Eisentrager | Liberty Benton | 2025 Joe Szymczak Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 144 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 9-2 1:09 | M. Swihart | Napoleon | 2025 Joe Szymczak Duals | Round 1 (3 Team) | 144 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 7-0 0:37 | C. Custard | Wauseon | 2025 Joe Szymczak Duals | Round 2 (3 Team) | 144 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 3-0 0:30 | H. Haas | Bowling Green | 2025 Joe Szymczak Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 144 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 37-2 2:43 | I. Mundy | Kenton High School | Defiance High School @ Kenton High School | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 6-1 0:35 | C. Haynes | Normandy High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 12-3 1:10 | C. Stokes | Genoa Area High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | TF 17-1 2:00 | B. Patton | Versailles High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | TF 17-1 2:46 | B. Patton | Versailles High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 14-1 1:17 | I. Kitaev | Westerville Central High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 3-1 0:37 | J. Muzy | Columbian High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 9-3 1:13 | C. Stokes | Genoa Area High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 7-0 2:37 | G. Vaughn | Wapakoneta High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/17 | W | TF 18-1 | J. Barton | Napoleon Jr./Sr. High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 2-0 | J. Doe | Bucyrus High School | Napoleon Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/17 | W | TF 16-1 3:31 | A. Reyes | Shawnee High School | Shawnee High School @ Defiance High School | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/11 | L | M FOR 0-0 | L. Mccargish | Northmont | 2025 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #10 (5th) | 144 | |
| 01/11 | L | MD 13-3 | M. Tetreault | Garaway | 2025 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #9 Cons Semi | 144 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 12-9 | B. Jacobs | Bellevue | 2025 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #8 Semi`s | 144 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 8-5 | L. Mccargish | Northmont | 2025 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #6 | 144 | |
| 01/10 | W | TF 19-2 1:50 | C. Custard | Wauseon | 2025 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #4 | 144 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 6-2 0:37 | J. Klein | Beachwood | 2025 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #2 | 144 | |
| 01/10 | W | TF 20-3 1:54 | B. | Van Wert High School | Van Wert High School @ Defiance High School | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 15-5 | P. Schafer | Elmwood | 2024 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Finals | 144 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 8-0 2:40 | Z. Salas | Antwerp | 2024 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Round #8 Semi`s | 144 | |
| 12/27 | W | TF 19-2 2:00 | L. Pursell | Mohawk | 2024 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Round #6 | 144 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 6-1 1:05 | Z. Elton | Anthony Wayne | 2024 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Round #4 | 144 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 10-1 3:47 | A. Knaak | Franklin | 2024 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Round #2 | 144 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 7-0 4:00 | N. Bruce | St. Marys Memorial High School | Defiance High School @ St. Marys Memorial High School | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 6-1 1:00 | M. Swihart | Napoleon | 2024 Roughneck Duals | Round 4 | 144 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 12-3 1:21 | M. Morrisette | Clyde | 2024 Roughneck Duals | Round 5 | 144 | |
| 12/13 | L | MD 15-3 | J. Fink | Richmond | 2024 Roughneck Duals | Round 7 | 144 | |
| 12/13 | L | MD 16-4 | L. Dawson | Lowell | 2024 Roughneck Duals | Round 6 | 144 | |
| 12/13 | W | TF 18-1 1:56 | L. Fisher | Wapakoneta High School | Wapakoneta High School @ Defiance High School | Round 1 | 144 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10 | L | M FOR 0-0 | T. Spicer | New Lexington | OHSAA State Tournament | 7th Place (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/10 | L | DEC 6-2 | D. Hart | Cvca | OHSAA State Tournament | 3rd WB (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/09 | W | TF 16-1 4:56 | J. Brocklehurst | Minerva | OHSAA State Tournament | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/09 | L | DEC 7-1 | R. Buchheit | Beaver Local | OHSAA State Tournament | Quarters (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/08 | W | DEC 5-4 | M. Krieger | Graham Local | OHSAA State Tournament | Round 1 (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/01 | W | F 2-0 2:46 | A. Torres | WAUSEON | OHSAA DII District Tournament - Norwalk | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 03/01 | W | MD 8-0 | J. Osbourne | CENTRAL CATHOLIC | OHSAA DII District Tournament - Norwalk | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 03/01 | W | F 4-1 2:32 | R. Cordoba | --- | OHSAA DII District Tournament - Norwalk | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 03/01 | W | TF 21-3 | B. Jacobs | --- | OHSAA DII District Tournament - Norwalk | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 02/28 | W | TF 17-1 | D. Burker | Van Wert | Western Buckeye League Tournament | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/24 | W | MD 11-2 | R. Cordoba | Napoleon | 2024 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Finals | 132 | |
| 02/24 | W | TF 20-5 4:31 | A. Torres | Wauseon | 2024 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Round 4 Semis | 132 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 6-1 1:38 | M. Homan | Celina | 2024 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Round 2 | 132 | |
| 02/09 | W | TF 18-1 5:10 | L. Maxwell | CELINA | CELINA @ DEFIANCE | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 4-1 2:32 | O. Beard | NAPOLEON | Napoleon Gold Medals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/20 | W | TF 18-3 4:38 | R. Johnson | AYERSVILLE | 2024 Chuck Forward Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 12-2 1:10 | D. Taylor | Findlay | 2024 Chuck Forward Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 144 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 10-4 4:46 | A. Kyser | Vermilion | 2024 Chuck Forward Duals | Round 2 (3 Team) | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | TF 19-4 | Z. Dunn | GENOA AREA | Napoleon Gold Medals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 10-1 2:54 | A. Allen | LIBERTY-BENTON | Napoleon Gold Medals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 2-0 0:29 | Z. Steinke | WAPAKONETA | Napoleon Gold Medals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 5-0 0:58 | P. Dwyer | Shawnee (Lima) | DEFIANCE @ Shawnee (Lima) | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEF 0-0 | K. Soto | ST JOHN`S JESUIT (Toledo) | 2024 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #10 (5th) | 138 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEF 5-0 1:00 | A. Ankney | TINORA | 2024 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #9 Cons Semi | 138 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 3-2 | J. Stubleski | EVERGREEN | 2024 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #8 Semi`s | 138 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 8-6 5:33 | B. Kicker | Highland (Medina) | 2024 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #6 | 138 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | N. Jackson | ARCHBISHOP MOELLER | 2024 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #4 | 138 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 4-1 1:07 | L. Rasar | WHITMER | 2024 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #2 | 138 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 7-1 1:50 | D. Burker | Van Wert | DEFIANCE @ Van Wert | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 11-4 | P. Contos | WAITE | 2023 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Finals | 132 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 13-6 5:53 | L. Thacker | LAKOTA | 2023 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Round #8 Semi`s | 132 | |
| 12/29 | W | TF 20-5 3:19 | I. Anderson | Dekalb | 2023 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Round #6 | 132 | |
| 12/28 | W | TF 19-3 4:43 | K. McClelland | Yale HS | 2023 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Round #4 | 132 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | J. Osbourne | CENTRAL CATHOLIC | 2023 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Round #2 | 132 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 4-1 1:58 | T. Henderly | Anthony Wayne | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 18-2 4:49 | G. Stacy | Mechanicsburg | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 8-2 1:16 | D. Bayer | Liberty Center | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 6 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 9-6 | J. Stubleski | Evergreen | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 10 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 6-2 1:02 | D. Hamilton | Hudson | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 15-2 3:54 | A. Stuckey | Archbold | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 8 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 2-1 0:44 | G. McGraw | New Albany | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 9 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | L | TF 21-6 4:16 | M. Blaze | Perrysburg | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 2-1 0:53 | L. Hagemeyer | Sylvania Southview | 2023 Roughneck Duals | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEF 6-1 4:00 | J. Perez-Shinabery | ST MARYS MEMORIAL | ST MARYS MEMORIAL @ DEFIANCE | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 5-0 1:33 | D. Huebner | WAPAKONETA | DEFIANCE @ WAPAKONETA | Round 1 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/12 | L | DEC 7-0 | P. Lee | Butler | OHSAA State Tournament | 7th Place (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/12 | L | DEC 8-3 | B. Saccoccia | Steubenville | OHSAA State Tournament | 3rd WB (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/11 | W | F 7-2 4:27 | D. Beckett | Buckeye | OHSAA State Tournament | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/11 | L | MD 12-0 | B. Fielding | Jefferson Area | OHSAA State Tournament | Quarters (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/10 | W | TF 20-4 6:00 | J. Johnson | Circleville | OHSAA State Tournament | Round 1 (16 Man) | D2-132 | |
| 03/03 | W | MD 15-5 | A. Miller | VERMILION | OHSAA Div. II District | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 03/03 | W | F 2-0 1:44 | D. King | South (COLUMBUS) | OHSAA Div. II District | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 6-1 | Z. Torres | WAUSEON | OHSAA Div. II District | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 02/17 | L | MD 13-0 | A. Ankney | TINORA | DEFIANCE @ TINORA | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 5-0 1:52 | D. Maus | ELIDA | Western Buckeye League Tournament | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 3-1 6:01 | G. Ridenour | WAPAKONETA | Western Buckeye League Tournament | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 3-1 5:47 | G. Ridenour | WAPAKONETA | Western Buckeye League Tournament | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 9-1 2:31 | B. | Van Wert | Western Buckeye League Tournament | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/21 | W | TF 23-4 2:28 | S. Matty | PAULDING | 2023 Chuck Forward Duals | Round 4 (10 Team) | 138 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:43 | B. Dockery | AYERSVILLE | 2023 Chuck Forward Duals | Placement | 132 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 16-1 3:08 | L. Strama | VERMILION | 2023 Chuck Forward Duals | Round 2 (10 Team) | 138 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 12-5 | S. Kirk | ELIDA | DEFIANCE @ ELIDA | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 9-4 | A. Adams | WAPAKONETA | WAPAKONETA @ DEFIANCE | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | MD 8-0 | D. Chavez | PERRYSBURG | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Finals (5th) | 132 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 3-2 | A. Ankney | TINORA | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #9 Cons Semi Finals | 132 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 8-2 | L. Duncan | CHALKER | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #8 Semi`s | 132 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 8-2 | Z. Torres | WAUSEON | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #6 | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | TF 17-2 5:07 | J. Limes | OTSEGO | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #4 | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | MD 18-4 | M. Gessner | CLYDE | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #2 | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | TF 17-1 2:50 | E. Morgan | Shawnee (Lima) | Shawnee (Lima) @ DEFIANCE | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 4-0 0:30 | F. Collins | Richmond B | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 1 (24 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 2-0 | D. Chavez | Perrysburg | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 3 (24 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 6-0 3:28 | J. Griffith | Pleasant | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 5 (24 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | H. Salameh | Sylvania Southview | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 3 (24 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 0:14 | H. Philips | Mechanicsburg | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 2 (24 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | TF 18-2 3:23 | C. Melvin | Miami Trace | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 4 (24 Team) | 132 | |
| 10/28 | L | DEC 11-6 SV | B. White | IA | Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R6 - Champ & WB (128, 64, 32, & 16) | 138 | |
| 10/28 | W | DEC 10-5 | N. Johnson | MO | Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R5 - WB (128 & 64) | 138 | |
| 10/28 | W | DEC 9-2 | K. McCrary | AR | Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R4 - Champ & WB (128, 64, & 32) | 138 | |
| 10/28 | L | DEC 7-2 | C. Hodges | SD | Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R2 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/29 | W | F 2-0 0:23 | S. Bates | Fairview (Sherwood) | 2022 Joe Szymczak Duals | Round 2 (3 Team) | 113 | |
| 01/29 | W | MD 17-8 | D. Castro | BOWLING GREEN | 2022 Joe Szymczak Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 113 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 2-0 0:26 | G. Flores | ELMWOOD | 2022 Joe Szymczak Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 113 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 12-7 | C. Santoro | MAYFIELD | 2022 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Finals (5th) | 113 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 7-0 1:35 | T. Wilcox | OTSEGO | 2022 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #9 Cons Semi Finals | 113 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 9-7 | R. Hanefeld | DELTA | 2022 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #8 Cons Quarters | 113 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 6-0 1:44 | C. Hatgas | HOLY NAME | 2022 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #7 | 113 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 2-0 1:11 | C. Twigg | WAUSEON | 2022 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #6 | 113 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 19-4 5:49 | C. Foley | CHARDON | 2022 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #4 | 113 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 2:00 | W. Siek | ELMWOOD | 2022 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Round #2 | 113 | |
| 12/17 | W | MD 10-1 | K. Jones | Ashland | 2021 Fricker`s Duals | Round 1 (24 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 7-3 | T. Wilcox | Otsego | 2021 Fricker`s Duals | Round 1 (24 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 13-7 | C. Santoro | Mayfield | 2021 Fricker`s Duals | Round 5 (24 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 9-8 | J. Kimling | Hudson | 2021 Fricker`s Duals | Round 2 (24 Team) | 113 |